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The defending champions squad....

Squad: Kieron Pollard (capt), Nicholas Pooran (vice-capt & wk), Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Roston Chase, Andre Fletcher (wk), Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Lendl Simmons, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh Jr
Reserves: Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Sheldon Cottrell, Darren Bravo

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20- ... ut-1277122

mikesiva wrote:The defending champions

Feels a long time ago.

looks like virtually the same squad as well

too old? we'll find out, I suppose

Fixtures for the prelims:

sun, 17 oct, 11:00 am
1st Match, First Round Group B, Al Amerat, Oct 17 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Oman
Papua New Guinea

sun, 17 oct, 3:00 pm
2nd Match, First Round Group B (N), Al Amerat, Oct 17 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Bangladesh
Scotland

mon, 18 oct, 11:00 am
3rd Match, First Round Group A, Abu Dhabi, Oct 18 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Ireland
Netherlands

mon, 18 oct, 3:00 pm
4th Match, First Round Group A (N), Abu Dhabi, Oct 18 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Namibia
Sri Lanka

tues, 19 oct, 11:00 am
5th Match, First Round Group B, Al Amerat, Oct 19 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Papua New Guinea
Scotland

tues, 19 oct, 3:00 pm
6th Match, First Round Group B (N), Al Amerat, Oct 19 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Oman
Bangladesh

wed, 20 oct, 11:00 am
7th Match, First Round Group A, Abu Dhabi, Oct 20 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Namibia
Netherlands

wed, 20 oct, 3:00 pm
8th Match, First Round Group A (N), Abu Dhabi, Oct 20 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Ireland
Sri Lanka

thu, 21 oct, 11:00 am
9th Match, First Round Group B, Al Amerat, Oct 21 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Bangladesh
Papua New Guinea

thu, 21 oct, 3:00 pm
10th Match, First Round Group B (N), Al Amerat, Oct 21 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Oman
Scotland

fri, 22 oct, 11:00 am
11th Match, First Round Group A, Sharjah, Oct 22 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Ireland
Namibia

fri, 22 oct, 3:00 pm
12th Match, First Round Group A (N), Sharjah, Oct 22 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Netherlands
Sri Lanka

Scotland beat Bangladesh by six runs!

Oman cruised to victory over PNG.

Scotland making a major dent in Bangladesh's chances with that result.

Remarkable comeback from an awful start with the bat. Couple of times I thought Bangladesh would cut loose with a barrage of boundaries and take it but the Scots kept on taking wickets (some excellent fielding) and to be honest the flurry of runs that was never likely to be quite enough , off the last over , made this look closer than it really was.

Great start for Scotland. Oman absolutely destroyed PNG so how they shape up against the other two will be interesting...

Curtis Campher takes 4 in 4 for Ireland against NL

they weren't mugs either.... Ackermann, Tendo and vd Merwe were 3 of the 4

lots of low scores early doors

are the pitches going to be up to scratch so soon after the end of the IPL?

will any wearing of the pitches compensate the bowlers for small boundaries and will the TV public want them to?

A stroll for Ireland.

Sri Lanka beat Namibia by seven wickets.

Disaster in the last two overs for Scotland, but looks a good total in the context of the competition.

Scotland beat Papua new Guinea by 17 runs.

Bangladesh dispose of Oman, and need to beat PNG to qualify. Should be no problem?

Allen injured, and is out of the tournament.

Great recovery for SL v Ireland. From 8-3 to 123-3. In 13 overs.